down to
idiom
1
: in a way that includes even (the smallest or least important part)
Our work must be accurate down to the last detail.
They knew everything about him down to the cologne he wore.
2
: to the last person or thing that can be used
It looks like it's down to you and me.
I'm down to my last dollar.
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He was raised on his family cattle farm, purchased by his late grandfather in the 1960s and passed down to his parents.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
Anora won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Madison, who utterly transforms as a young woman whose Cinderella dreams are abruptly shattered as she is forced to come back down to reality.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
Bader and his crew took the structure down to just the necessary load-bearing walls in order to rebuild it in the correct style.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2025
Early Wednesday, the Los Angeles Fire Department rescued a man trapped in a drainage tunnel in northwest LA that led down to a river.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
Anora won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Madison, who utterly transforms as a young woman whose Cinderella dreams are abruptly shattered as she is forced to come back down to reality.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
Bader and his crew took the structure down to just the necessary load-bearing walls in order to rebuild it in the correct style.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2025
Early Wednesday, the Los Angeles Fire Department rescued a man trapped in a drainage tunnel in northwest LA that led down to a river.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Down to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20to. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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